Big bluestem is a dominant prairie grass and major forage grass for cattle. Kansas State University researchers are involved in a study that found climate change is predicted to reduce big bluestem’s growth and stature.

MANHATTAN — The economically important big bluestem grass — a dominant prairie grass and a major forage grass for cattle — is predicted to reduce its growth and stature by up to 60 percent percent in the next 75 years because of climate change, according to a study involving Kansas State University researchers.

The group of scientists — which included collaborators at Missouri Botanical Garden and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale — has published the study in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology. Kansas State University researchers involved include Loretta Johnson, professor of biology; Mary Knapp, associate agronomist and state climatologist; and Jacob Alsdurf, master’s ...

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